If you grew up in ’80s, most likely you played an electronic toy game called Simon. In this Instructable, I will be building an Arduino kit that you can code to play Simon and other button-based games such as Whack a Mole. I developed this kit to be used by a local Girls Who Code […]
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Create a Choice-based Text Adventure Game With Tinkercad Circuits
One of my fondest childhood memories is visiting my grandparent’s house and reading my uncle’s old collection of “Choose Your Own Adventure” books. While I always got stuck playing text-based computer adventure games with finnicky commands, I was hooked to the simplicity and variety of CYOA books (albeit the abundance of dramatic bad endings was […]
DIY Programming Cable Using Arduino Uno – Baofeng UV-9R Plus
Hey Everyone, this is a simple guide on how to convert your Baofeng UV-9R (or plus) Headphone / ear piece cable into a programming cable using an Ardunio UNO as a USB Serial Converter. [DISCLAIMER] I do not take any responsibility in any damage caused to your radio or computer, or any other property or […]
GameBoy 5110 – Arduino Handheld Game Console by 3D Printing
During the COVID-19 crisis, how to spend a lot of quarantine time at home? In addition to improving cooking skills and doing sports, game lovers can also make their own unique GameBoy game console! The blue backlit LCD screen of the Nokia 5110 is used here (which makes it more retro style) and the 3D […]
Homemade CNC Machine From DC Servo Motors and Wooden Wine Boxes
Today, I would like to share how to build a 3 axis CNC machine at home using available or discarded materials. Specifically in this project, I reused 2 old DC servo motors and 2 wooden wine boxes, as well as, taking advantage of my daughter’s unused school supplies. Step 1: Supplies The main materials are […]
LED Candle – Lights, Flickers, Blows Out, Smokes, and Smells
About This Candle & How to Read This Instructable Here’s my take on a LED candle that offers the full experience of a real candle. Start to finish. Be sure to watch the YouTube video below! Background: I bought my first Arduino about 3 years ago with a LED candle project in mind. I wanted to make […]
Magic Button 4k: the 20USD BMPCC4k Wireless Remote Control
Many people have asked me to share some details about my wireless controller for the BMPCC4k. Most questions were about the bluetooth control, so I’ll mention a few details about that. I am assuming you are familiar with the ESP32 Arduino environment. This version of the remote can control the recording, focus and aperture of […]
Laser Tag “Free for All” Circuit Playground Express and ESP8266
This is an easy way to make your boards into a fun laser tag game to play with friends. we combined both boards as described in the pictures. Supplies For this project you will need IR remotes, shoe laces, circuit playground express, ESP8266, battery case for the board and batteries Step 1: GIT Files Go […]
HRV (Home Air Exchanger) Arduino Controller With Air Economizer
HRV Arduino Controller with Air Economizer So my history with this project is I live in Minnesota and my circuit board fried on my LifeBreath 155Max HRV. I didn’t want to pay the $200 for a new one. I always wanted something with an air economizer since our springs and falls here are perfect times […]
Inverter Aurora ABB (Power One) Web Monitor (WIM) With Esp8266
Autonomous centraline with an esp8266 that grab and store data from inverter and show charts and various data of production and can send notification email if there are some problems. It is a quite user-friendly browser based monitoring solution, It’s allows to track energy produced on a solar power plant in a simple and intuitive fashion. It’s can track key energy metrics as well as the […]
